Richard Holden, 33, was working for Sir Michael when he was accused of groping a woman under her skirt at a Christmas party

Private healthcare, an extra day’s holiday on their birthday and free gym membership are among the perks Brits want from employers, according to a study. Researchers polled 2,000 office workers to identify the benefits they would like to see from their place of work – including flexible working hours, a nice desk and staff discounts. Other desirables include company holidays away, being able to make personal calls at work and having space to be creative. However more than half of...

Good news is hard to come by on ITV's Tyne Tees channel. As industry is drained from the region the negative repercussions on communities in the area is there for all to see. Twenty-five years on from the closure of the last deep pit on the Durham coalfield many provincial towns have become shadows of their former selves, with more than half of the shops on Easington high street now closed. Cushioning a short film on the effects of deindustrialisation on...

As I wandered through the streets of the Northern Quarter towards the station on a beautiful and sunny May morning, I have to say my thoughts were of what the families of the 22 lost souls and all the injured from last years horrific act of malice in our City were going through this time last year. What pain and sorrow they must have been through then and also be experiencing today. I cannot even begin to imagine. As I...

The large hole in the ground filled with rubbish and surrounded by scaffolding has seemingly been abandoned

Hilda Farmer, 79, and her partner Emmanuel Elliot, 80, were visiting hospital when the mishap occurred

Keith Morris preyed on vulnerable families after paying for their education, food and water

Tanya Grundy, 35, abused the boys for than a decade

Cerebral palsy sufferer Justin Boisvert, 30, couldn’t hold back the tears as bride Sabrina Raposo, 27, walks into church